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Mikal used to be a sweet immanu, if just a little bit shy and awkward most of the time. He put a lot of effort into his work researching artifacts, sometimes pushing himself too hard and not getting enough sleep because of it, and would still do his best to help others out with whatever they might need, too. He was jumpy and on-edge at times, but extremely trusting of those he knew.

After a certain... event, a few years back, his personality took a sharp turn. Mikal now puts up the front of a self assured, confident immanu; often annoying people on purpose just to get a reaction. He doesn't like to get close to people, if he can help it, though he's rarely outwardly rude. If he doesn't feel like answering someone properly, especially when asked about what happened(which he will pretend to know nothing of what you're talking about), he often responds to people in vague or cryptic ways. He still takes his job seriously, even though he refuses to explore for the Seekers' anymore, but outside of work, it's very tricky to talk to him sincerely.

Of course, his real personality is sitting just under the surface, where he tries not to let anyone see. Despite his demeanor, he cares deeply about appearances, and doesn't trust anyone--or, rather, doesn't want to let himself trust anyone--enough to let them catch on that something is really very wrong. An encounter with an artifact on a mission has left him scarred emotionally and mentally, and feeling very betrayed, and has changed him in ways he isn't fond of. It's... somewhat irrational, but he's very keen on not letting something like that happen again, and refuses to let anyone get close enough to him to hurt him so badly again.

Notable History

Childhood

Mikal grew up in Ichorrai with his mother and father as an only child, and as such was their pride and joy when he was young. They always pushed him to do the best he could, despite his anxieties(which, truthfully, were only worsened by his parents). He had a hard time making friends with other kids his age, both because of how busy he was and his own lack of social skills. He did have one friend, a human who he can’t for the life of him remember the name of now. The two were very close, and spent time together as often as Mikal was allowed to.

His friend, from what Mikal can remember, was always a little bit of a troublemaker, and often dragged Mikal into trouble with him. It was typically very harmless, with the worst instance being the two of them getting cornered by a feral daemon that Mikal was able to frighten off before either of them were injured. That is, until they had both decided to explore some ruins together. Mikal’s friend had told him tales about powerful but dangerous artifacts, and spoke of them as if he actually had encountered any. Mikal had always been pretty easily influenced, and was convinced to go easily despite his fear about it. Although Mikal didn’t see what had truly happened, he knows his friend touched something, and just like that he was gone. Mikal searched for him for hours after, having to scurry his way home before it got dark without his best friend. He tried to explain to his parents about what happened, but they just scolded him about going off on his own and making up stories, asking as if they didn’t know who he was talking about.

This event haunted him, and since then he’s had a growing interest in Fysa and artifacts. He’s always been rather cautious with it, though, and is scared of what more powerful artifacts could be capable of. His curiosity overpowers his fear, though, for the most part. He became more withdrawn and awkward, and instead of making new friends he poured himself into studying as a distraction.

His parents have always been a bit overbearing, urging Mikal to do as much as he could as well as he could, obsessed with his success. He didn't think too much of it for a while, just figuring they wanted what was best for him. And he’d be lying if it wasn’t just easier to do as they asked and work hard academically as a way to try to forget about what happened to his friend. As he got older, though, it became increasingly and abundantly clear that his parents weren't really keeping his best interests in mind. They seemed to only care about how successful Mikal was, rather than Mikal himself, and were constantly pushing him to be as perfect as can be and berating him when he made mistakes. This made him develop a very skewed sense of his own self worth. He would rather die than be useless, so he's very determined and a hard worker who has trouble letting people do things for him. Now that he's an adult and on his own, it isn't hard to see why he doesn't have any contact with his parents anymore.

He moved away the second he had a chance, and began to study the history of Orrison professionally. He took his studies very seriously, studying under a rrex named Prism for a good chunk of them, and had an interest in art history specifically. On the side, he studied artifacts, and eventually joined the Seekers, where he worked both as an explorer and as a recordkeeper.

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